Red-spectacled amazon

Amazona pretrei

The red-spectacled amazon is a species of parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Red-spectacled Amazon (Amazona pretrei) Taken in August 2015, at Parque das Aves (Bird Park), in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. Known as Papagaio-charão, in Poruguese. Amazona pretrei,Brazil,Geotagged,Psittacidae,Psittaciformes,Red-spectacled amazon,South America,Winter,amazon,bird,parrot

Appearance

The red-spectacled amazon is 32 cm long. It is mostly green with some sparse red spots on head, variable extent of red on forehead, lores and around eyes, white eyerings, red on the bend of the wings with blue tips to secondaries and primaries, yellowish bill. Females have less red on the bend of the wing.

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Status: Vulnerable
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusAmazona
SpeciesA. pretrei
Photographed in
Brazil